static int kvm_trap_emul_vcpu_setup(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
        struct mips_coproc *cop0 = vcpu->arch.cop0;
-       u32 config1;
+       u32 config, config1;
        int vcpu_id = vcpu->vcpu_id;
 
        /*
         * guest will come up as expected, for now we simulate a MIPS 24kc
         */
        kvm_write_c0_guest_prid(cop0, 0x00019300);
-       /* Have config1, Cacheable, noncoherent, write-back, write allocate */
-       kvm_write_c0_guest_config(cop0, MIPS_CONF_M | (0x3 << CP0C0_K0) |
-                                 (0x1 << CP0C0_AR) |
-                                 (MMU_TYPE_R4000 << CP0C0_MT));
+       /*
+        * Have config1, Cacheable, noncoherent, write-back, write allocate.
+        * Endianness, arch revision & virtually tagged icache should match
+        * host.
+        */
+       config = read_c0_config() & MIPS_CONF_AR;
+       config |= MIPS_CONF_M | (0x3 << CP0C0_K0) |
+               (MMU_TYPE_R4000 << CP0C0_MT);
+#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN
+       config |= CONF_BE;
+#endif
+       if (cpu_has_vtag_icache)
+               config |= MIPS_CONF_VI;
+       kvm_write_c0_guest_config(cop0, config);
 
        /* Read the cache characteristics from the host Config1 Register */
        config1 = (read_c0_config1() & ~0x7f);